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Prestmoen (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°26′56″N10°58′01″E / 63.4489°N 10.9670°E / 63.4489; 10.9670 Coordinates: 63°26′56″N10°58′01″E / 63.4489°N 10.9670°E / 63.4489; 10.9670
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
District Stjørdalen
Municipality Stjørdal
Area [1]
  Total 0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 5 m (16 ft)
Population (2017) [1]
  Total 334
  Density 1,758/km2 (4,550/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code7500 Stjørdal

Prestmoen is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Stjørdalselva river in the central part of the municipality, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the town of Stjørdalshalsen. The 0.19-square-kilometre (47-acre) village has a population (2017) of 334 which gives the village a population density of 1,758 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,550/sq mi). [1] The village is the location of Værnes Church.

Stjørdal Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Stjørdal or Skierde is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called Stjørdalshalsen. Some of the villages in the municipality include Elvran, Flornes, Hegra, Hell, Kvithammer, Prestmoen, Skatval, Skjelstadmarka, Sona, and Værnes.

Trøndelag Region and county of Norway

Trøndelag is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ; in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag, and the counties were reunited in 2018. Trøndelag county and the neighboring Møre og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

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